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March 16, 1998

Championships results

National Collegiate Men's and Women's rifle

TEAM

1. West Va. 4,658 (smallbore -- Marcos Scrivner 1,177, Talmadge Wilkins 1,167, Brian Fuhrman 1,161, Ron Nelson 1,153)--1,556 (air rifle -- Scrivner 396, Nelson 388, Fuhrman 386, Cory Willis 386) -- 6,214; 2. Alas. Fairbanks 4,676 (Dan Jordan 1,176, Kelly Mansfield 1,173, Neil Wright 1,170, Joacim Trybom, 1,157)--1,535 (Mansfield 390, Wright 388, Jordan 381, Stephanie Thompson 376) -- 6,211; 3. Kentucky 4,635 (Mary Elsass 1,172, Charles Metz 1,158, Jill Krukoski 1,158, David Fowler 1,151)--1,526 (Elsass 386, Krukoski 386, Jessica Allen 382, Tanya Lewis 372) -- 6,161; 4. Murray St. 4,575 (Marra Hastings 1,158, Jake Fisher 1,146, Ken Hicks 1,136, Crystal Kern 1135)--1,537 (Hastings 392, Ann Proctor 386, Emily Schefold 383, Hicks 376) -- 6,112; 5. Jacksonville St. 4,590 (Lucinda Roddy 1,167, Shane Barnhart 1,156, Eric Litz 1,143, Stephanie Goeden 1,124)--1,520 (Barnhart 383, Litz 383, Roddy 380, Stephanie Crossman 374) -- 6,110; 6. Navy 4,573 (George Adams 1,149, Jon Iadonisi 1,145, Nick Pinson 1,140, Josh Kelley 1,139)--1,532 (Tran Lam 386, Iadonisi 383, Kelley 383, Pinson 380) -- 6,105; 7. Air Force 4,570 (Matt Johnson 1,147, Courtney Hamilton 1,144, Beau Nicewanner 1,142, Matt Berube 1,137)--1,520 (Hamilton 388, Nicewanner 381, Johnson 380, Berube 371) -- 6,090; 8. Tennessee Tech 4,587 (James Parker 1,153, Jeremy Breithaupt 1,146, Sara Haas-Parra 1,146, Katherine Delgrosso 1,142--(no air rifle team) -- 4,587; 9. Norwich (no smallbore team)--1,538 (Emily Caruso 393, Christopher Auger 384, Carin Caselli 383, David Held 378) -- 1,538.

INDIVIDUAL

Smallbore

1. Karyn Juziuk, Xavier, 1,169; 2. Jeff Odor, Wyoming, 1,167 (73 inner tens); 3. Ron Nelson, West Va., 1,167 (67); 4. Lucinda Roddy, Jacksonville St., 1,166; 5. Talmadge Wilkins, West Va., 1,165; 6. Dan Jordan, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,164; 7. Stephanie Thompson, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,163; 8. David Fowler, Kentucky, 1,162; 9. Marcos Scrivner, West Va., 1,161; 10. Joacim Trybom, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,160.

11. Emily Caruso, Norwich, 1,159; 12. Neil Wright, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,158 (77); 13. Kelly Mansfield, Alas. Fairbanks, 1,158 (61); 14. Ken Hicks, Murray St., 1,157; 15. Brian Fuhrman, West Va., 1,156 (65); 16. Mary Elsass, Kentucky, 1,156 (59); 17. Shane Barnhart, Jacksonville St., 1,154; 18. Matthew Johnson, Air Force, 1,153; 19. Jon Iadonisi, Navy, 1,152; 20. Charles Metz, Kentucky, 1,151.

21. Nick Pinson, Navy, 1,146; 22. Beau Nicewanner, Air Force, 1,144; 23. Lindy Riley, UTEP, 1,142; 24. Joshua Kelley, Navy, 1,138; 25. Sara Haas-Parra, Tennessee Tech, 1,132; 26. Chris Auger, Norwich, 1,116.

Air rifle

1. Emily Caruso, Norwich, 393, (30 inner tens); 2. Dan Jordan, Alas. Fairbanks, 393 (25); 3. Kelly Mansfield, Alas. Fairbanks, 392; 4. Mary Elsass, Kentucky, 390; 5. Brian Fuhrman, West Va., 388; 6. Karyn Juziuk, Xavier, 386; 7. Cory Willis, West Va., 386; 8. Jennifer Oliver, UTEP, 385 (22); 9. Lucinda Roddy, Jacksonville St., 385 (21); 10. Marcos Scrivner, West Va., 383.

11. Christopher Auger, Norwich, 382 (16); 12. Joshua Kelley, Navy, 382 (14); 13. Jon Iadonisi, Navy, 382 (13); 14. Joacim Trybom, Alas. Fairbanks, 381; 15. Jake Fisher, Murray St., 379; 16. Ken Hicks, Murray St., 378 (16); 17. Charles Metz, Kentucky, 378 (14); 18. Neil Wright, Alas. Fairbanks, 377 (22); 19. Crystal Kern, Murray St., 377 (13); 20. Courtney Hamilton, Air Force, 376 (15).

21. Tran Lam, Navy, 376 (12); 22. Ron Nelson, West Va., 374; 23. Matt Johnson, Air Force, 370.

Division III wrestling

TEAM

1. Augsburg, 132; 2. Wartburg, 90; 3. Wis.-La Crosse, 61; 4. John Carroll, 521Ž2; 5. Simpson, 44; 6. Manchester, 39; 7. Springfield, 35; 8. Rochester Inst., 33; 9. Wis.-Stevens Point, 321Ž2; 10. Wis.-Platteville 32.

11. Buena Vista, 31; 12. Brockport St., 291Ž2; 13. Montclair St., 28; 14. Ohio Northern, 22; 15. Col. of New Jersey, 211Ž2; 16. Ithaca, 21; 17. (tie) Cortland St. and Plymouth St., 18; 19. Chicago, 171Ž2; 20. Luther, 17.

21. Wilmington (Ohio), 16; 22. (tie) Norwich, St. John's (Minn.) and Wis.-Whitewater, 151Ž2; 25. Hunter, 15; 26. Lycoming, 131Ž2; 27. Wabash, 13; 28. Carroll, 12; 29. (tie) Delaware Valley and Gettysburg, 111Ž2.

31. Lawrence, 10; 32. (tie) Lebanon Valley and Messiah, 91Ž2; 34. (tie) Oswego St. and St. Olaf, 8; 36. (tie) Coe and Trinity (Conn.), 71Ž2; 38. Augustana (Ill.), 61Ž2; 39. Cornell College, 6.

40. (tie) King's (Pa.), Monmouth (Ill.), North Central and Western New Eng., 41Ž2; 44. Millikin, 3; 45. (tie) Baldwin-Wallace, New York U. , Western Md. and York (Pa.), 21Ž2; 49. (tie) Elizabethtown, Heidelberg, Loras, MacMurray, Mount Union and Upper Iowa, 2.

55. Worcester Tech, 11Ž2; 56. (tie) Dubuque, Olivet and Wis.-Oshkosh, 1; 59. Ursinus, 1Ž2.

INDIVIDUAL

118-pound class

Preliminary round: Henry Gerten, Augsburg, def. Robert Rivas, Luther, 11-3; Mike Jones, Delaware Valley, def. Dusty Rich, Norwich, 7-3; Brian Olson, Wis.-Platteville, def. Calvin Johnson, Springfield, 11-5; Zac Weiglein, Wartburg, pinned Tracy Lambdin, Mount Union, 2:30; Russ Peloquin, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Mark Frisicano, Hunter, 6-2; Dave Kennedy, York (Pa.), def. Rubin Prophete, Oneonta St., 3-1, sudden death; Phill Byrd, Wis.-Whitewater, pinned Britt Marolf, Simpson, 2:41; Abdul Shabazz, Western New Eng., pinned Andy Corbett, Brockport St., 4:46.

First round: Gerten def. Cory Bauer, Wis.-Stevens Point, 12-1; Jay Field, Buena Vista, def. Jones, 12-4; Jerry Boland, Lycoming, pinned Olson, 6:42; Weiglein def. Bill Van Winkle, Elizabethtown, by technical fall, 5:23; Peloquin def. Dominic Schanen, Lakeland, 4-2; Neal Rodak, Chicago, def. Kennedy, 11-9; Byrd pinned Mike Walker, Col. of New Jersey, 5:27; Shabazz def. Brennan Gau, St. Olaf, 10-4.

Quarterfinals: Gerten def. Field, 13-6; Weiglein def. Boland, 3-1; Peloquin def. Rodak, 7-5, sudden death; Byrd def. Shabazz, 3-1.

Semifinals: Gerten def. Weiglein, 4-2; Peloquin def. Byrd, 2-1.

Finals: Gerten def. Peloquin, 10-0. Third place -- Weiglein def. Byrd, 2-1. Fifth place -- Rivas pinned Jones, 1:06. Seventh place -- Marolf def. Field, 13-0.

126-pound class

Preliminary round: Brian Jones, Augsburg, def. Colin McSherry, Lycoming, 4-2; Aaron Becker, Worcester Tech, def. Dan Garland, Cortland St., 8-7; Casey Doyle, Wartburg, def. Josh Habeck, Wis.-La Crosse, 4-3.

First round: Jones def. Jon Saylor, Ohio Northern, 9-6; Rick Schweitzberger, Buena Vista, def. Mike Timm, St. John's (Minn.), 14-3; Eric Seibert, Heidelberg, def. Becker, 2-1; Jim Balella, Springfield, def. Jason McGraw, Olivet, 10-3; Jack Granata, Hunter, def. Doyle, 12-6; John Gemmell, Ithaca, def. Matt Olson, Wis.-Platteville, 3-1; Nick Dohrmann, Cornell College, def. Chet Zdanczewicz, Wis.-Stevens Point, 7-6; Ryan Normandin, Col. of New Jersey, def. Jamie Pales, Augustana (Ill.), 4-3.

Quarterfinals: Jones def. Schweitzberger, 5-2; Balella def. Seibert, by technical fall, 7:00; Gemmell def. Granata, 13-5; Dohrmann def. Normandin, 14-9.

Semifinals: Balella def. Jones, 6-1; Gemmell def. Dohrmann, 9-7, sudden death.

Finals: Gemmell def. Balella, 13-6. Third place -- Jones def. Olson, 3-1, sudden death. Fifth place -- Granata def. Dohrmann, by medical forfeit. Seventh place -- Normandin def. Schweitzberger, 11-8.

134-pound class

Preliminary round: Florian Ghinea, Montclair St., pinned Rick Healey, Loras, 1:22; Bruce Barker, MacMurray, def. Justin Totten, Col. of New Jersey, 8-5; Steve Smiddy, Western Md., def. Keith Medeiros, Roger Williams, 6-0; Bryan Klass, Delaware Valley, def. Jeremy Reynolds, Brockport St., 8-5; Drew Blickensderfer, Millikin, def. Scott Ferris, Cortland St., 12-2; Jaime Hegland, Wis.-Stevens Point, def. Tim Tyler, Rochester Inst., 7-3; Darrell Carr, Manchester, def. Rob Karl, St. Thomas (Minn.), by technical fall, 7:00; John Hatfield, Simpson, def. Mike Gaugler, Messiah, 7-2.

First round: Ghinea pinned Kevin Richner, Mount Union, 4:02; Nick Mitchell, Wartburg, def. Barker, 6-1; Rob Anderson, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Smiddy, 5-4; Ben Hahlen, John Carroll, def. Klass, 9-7; Blickensderfer def. Jamie Larkin, Augsburg, 4-2; Hegland def. Leo Mulvey, Norwich, 7-3; Carr pinned Brian Wallis, Buena Vista, 2:42; Hatfield def. Shawn Nicholas, Concordia (Ill.), 15-4.

Quarterfinals: Ghinea def. Mitchell, 11-8; Anderson def. Hahlen, 8-5; Hegland def. Blickensderfer, 6-0; Carr pinned Hatfield, 2:34.

Semifinals: Ghinea def. Anderson, 6-4; Carr pinned Hegland, 2:20.

Finals: Ghinea def. Carr, 9-4. Third place -- Mitchell def. Anderson, 2-1, tiebreaker. Fifth place -- Hatfield def. Hegland, 5-4. Seventh place -- Hahlen def. Klass, 11-2.

142-pound class

Preliminary round: Kevin Lesoine, King's (Pa.), def. Drew Achenbach, Coe, 9-2; Craig Vedrani, Springfield, def. Mike Ferris, Brockport St., 13-9; Aaron Harris, Lycoming, def. Sergio Nicolosi, Hunter, 3-1; Joel Dziedzic, Wis.-Oshkosh, def. Steve Jones, Cortland St., 15-8; Tetsuro Araki, Montclair St., def. Nathanial Cross, Augustana (Ill.), 4-3; Matt Young, Simpson, def. Bryan Brunk, Western New Eng., 6-5; Ben Shane, Wartburg, def. Todd Haverdill, Mount Union, by default.

First round: Lesoine def. Chris Ream, York (Pa.), 8-5; Jerry Grammes, Wilmington (Ohio), def. Vedrani, 10-7; Harris def. Chris Roman, John Carroll, 8-6; Chris Hubbard, Carroll, def. Dziedzic, 16-10; Josh Cagle, Augsburg, def. Araki, 12-2; Josh Hardman, Manchester, def. Young, 12-4; Shane def. Chad Veenendall, Wis.-La Crosse, 6-4; Ross Buchinger, Wis.-Stevens Point, def. Kelly Patterson, Binghamton, 12-5.

Quarterfinals: Grammes def. Lesoine, 9-3; Harris def. Hubbard, 5-4, tiebreaker; Cagle def. Hardman, 7-2; Shane def. Buchinger, 6-4, sudden death.

Semifinals: Grammes def. Harris, 13-6; Shane def. Cagle, 4-2.

Finals: Shane pinned Grammes, 5:36. Third place -- Hardman def. Cagle, 9-3. Fifth place -- Hubbard pinned Harris, 1:26. Seventh place -- Lesoine def. Cross, 3-2.

150-pound class

Preliminary round: Nate Sambienet, John Carroll, def. Ted Kemmerling, Lebanon Valley, 7-6; David Christopher, Oswego St., def. Matt Strobl, St. John's (Minn.), 6-3; Keith Parent, Norwich, def. Jeff Campbell, Olivet, 3-1; Joe Maiani, Ohio Northern, pinned Mike Helm, Messiah, 3:31.

First round: Sambienet def. Tom Massaro, Rochester Inst., 3-1; Chris Potter, Col. of New Jersey, def. Andrey Brenner, Western Md., 5-3; Harry Hellen, Wis.-Platteville, def. Christopher, 7-6; Ryan Schweitzberger, Buena Vista, def. Seth Rementer, New York U., 8-2; Casey Christensen, Wartburg, def. Parent, 5-4; Wade Johnson, Augsburg, def. Tom Ruck, Binghamton, 9-0; Maiani def. Mark Pereda, North Central, 2-1; Chris Nord, St. Olaf, def. Mike Carlson, Wis.-Stevens Point, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: Sambienet def. Potter, 6-0; Schweitzberger def. Hellen, 8-5; Johnson def. Christensen, 6-3; Maiani pinned Nord, 2:19.

Semifinals: Schweitzberger def. Sambienet, 3-1; Maiani pinned Johnson, 1:31.

Finals: Schweitzberger def. Maiani, 4-2. Third place -- Sambienet def. Kemmerling, 8-5. Fifth place -- Johnson def. Helm, 12-1. Seventh place -- Nord def. Pereda, 8-4.

158-pound class

Preliminary round: Dan Butler, Ithaca, def. Scott Pressman, Col. of New Jersey, 2-1, tiebreaker; Jeremy Kulbartz, Coe, def. Roberto Padilla, Brockport St., 12-0; Thor Apland, St. Olaf, pinned Jeff Nolan, Cortland St., 3:36; Dan Bechtold, Elizabethtown, def. Bryan Ray, Wilmington (Ohio), 8-3; Mike Alesch, Wartburg, def. Robert Bruce, New York U., 5-3, sudden death; Jason Gordon, Dubuque, def. Matt Werner, Wis.-Whitewater, 11-6; Darren Linton, Augustana (Ill.), def. Andy Krueger, Buena Vista, 4-2.

First round: Mike Stull, John Carroll, def. Butler, 3-1; Kulbartz def. Jessie Bakalyar, Augsburg, 8-6; Tom Holliday, Hunter, def. Apland, 14-6; Corey Christensen, Simpson, def. Dan Bechtold, Elizabethtown, by technical fall, 5:20; David Hamel, Norwich, def. Alesch, 5-4; Brian Borkowski, Plymouth St., def. Gordon, 9-8; Eric Vandervest, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Linton, 3-2; Lance Bodeen, St. John's (Minn.), def. Donny Asper, Ursinus, 9-3.

Quarterfinals: Kulbartz def. Stull, 4-2; Christensen def. Holliday, 5-3; Borkowski def. Hamel, 2-1; Vandervest def. Bodeen, 4-3.

Semifinals: Christensen pinned Kulbartz, 6:57; Borkowski def. Vandervest, 5-2.

Finals: Christensen def. Borkowski, 4-3. Third place -- Hamel def. Vandervest, 6-3. Fifth place -- Nolan def. Kulbartz, 6-4, sudden death. Seventh place -- Bakalyar pinned Alesch, 1:23.

167-pound class

Preliminary round: Joel Andrew, Wis.-Platteville, def. Chris Roggie, Messiah, 6-4, sudden death; Ben Jobgen, Wartburg, def. Bobby Bollas, Baldwin-Wallace, 6-3; Tim Norton, Simpson, def. Jeff Combs, Chicago, 12-3.

First round: Jeff Freidhof, Luther, def. Andrew, 6-4; Jason Dell, Gettysburg, def. Nathan Reiff, Concordia (Ill.), 2-0; Jim Peterson, Augsburg, def. Jobgen, 4-1; John Roden, Springfield, def. Scott Stepe, Montclair St., 4-3; Tony Wallace, Rochester Inst., def. Norton, 6-4, sudden death; Justin Kerr, John Carroll, def. Ben Cooper, Brockport St., 4-1; Michael Hoskins, Lawrence, def. John Newman, St. John's (Minn.), 7-6; Jerry Cardenas, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Brad Schnowske, Augustana (Ill.), 5-4.

Quarterfinals: Dell def. Freidhof, 10-1; Peterson def. Roden, 7-2; Kerr def. Wallace, 11-6; Cardenas def. Hoskins, 9-4.

Semifinals: Peterson def. Dell, 2-1; Cardenas def. Kerr, 7-6.

Finals: Peterson def. Cardenas, 4-1. Third place -- Kerr def. Dell, 4-0. Fifth place -- Hoskins def. Freidhof, 8-3. Seventh place -- Wallace def. Roggie, 3-2.

177-pound class

Preliminary round: Jim Ayers, John Carroll, def. Andrew Majetic, Monmouth (Ill.), 8-2.

First round: Ray Jones, Trinity (Conn.), pinned Ayers, 4:00; Chris Ortner, Wartburg, def. Nick Matiash, Wis.-Platteville, 4-2; Eric Vaughn, Brockport St., def. Andy Lein, St. John's (Minn.), 3-2; Dan Emerson, Wabash, pinned Travis Adams, Muskingum, 1:26; Nik Lewandowski, Augsburg, def. Lance Baden, Worcester Tech, 6-4; Ryan Birt, Upper Iowa, def. Jamie Yonkin, Lycoming, 6-2; Mike Cruikshank, Col. of New Jersey, def. Jay Jakubowski, Rochester Inst., 10-4; Jason Venne, Norwich, def. Brett Bakely, Ithaca, 2-1.

Quarterfinals: Ortner def. Jones, by default; Vaughn def. Emerson, 10-8; Lewandowski def. Birt, 5-4; Cruikshank def. Venne, 7-5.

Semifinals: Vaughn def. Ortner, 6-3; Lewandowski pinned Cruikshank, 5:15.

Finals: Vaughn def. Lewandowski, 3-1. Third place -- Lein def. Cruikshank, 2-1. Fifth place -- Emerson pinned Ortner, 3:58. Seventh place -- Jones def. Ayers, 14-6.

190-pound class

Preliminary round: Mike Gaydos, Springfield, def. Shane Wevley, Augsburg, 6-5; Matt Hamill, Rochester Inst., pinned Ryan Gardner, Lycoming, 2:37; Rashone Johnson, Col. of New Jersey, def. Ryan Finney, Manchester, 6-4, sudden death; Carlos Dolmo, Oswego St., def. Chris Speziale, Loras, 5-3; Jeff Birschback, Wis.-La Crosse, def. George Dunn, Thiel, 13-4; Josh Dodd, Wartburg, pinned Kevin Atkins, Baldwin-Wallace, 4:13; Dan Garner, York (Pa.), def. Brandon Novak, St. John's (Minn.), 10-9.

First round: Hamill pinned Gaydos, 0:23; Dolmo def. Johnson, 5-4, tiebreaker; Dodd def. Birschback, 12-6; Wes Folk, Wis.-Platteville, def. Garner, 6-1.

Semifinals: Hamill pinned Dolmo, 2:24; Dodd pinned Folk, 1:08.

Finals: Hamill pinned Dodd, 1:57. Third place -- Folk def. Wevley, 7-3. Fifth place -- Dolmo def. Gaydos, 6-4, sudden death. Seventh place -- Johnson def. Speziale, 9-7.

Heavyweight class

First round: Scott Bayer, Monmouth (Ill.), def. Tag Noel, Buena Vista, 12-3; Perry Miller, Wis.-Stevens Point, pinned Dave Lucia, Plymouth St., 1:30; Joe Gaboury, Springfield, def. Tim Jordan, Elizabethtown, 5-1; Matt Eckerman, Chicago, def. Rob Cosper, Lycoming, 4-2; Rich Eslich, John Carroll, def. Matt Powelka, Wartburg, 5-3; John Pena, Augsburg, def. Eric Kubatzke, Augustana (Ill.), 8-5; Jeremy Whalen, Simpson, def. Mike Blackburn, Baldwin-Wallace, 3-1; Mike Bucci, Cortland St., pinned Adam Angelozzi, Col. of New Jersey, 6:08.

Quarterfinals: Miller def. Bayer, 10-3; Gaboury def. Eckerman, 3-2, tiebreaker; Pena def. Eslich, 10-2; Bucci def. Whalen, 10-6.

Semifinals: Miller pinned Gaboury, 1:19; Pena def. Bucci, 5-2.

Finals: Miller def. Pena, 3-1, sudden death. Third place -- Eckerman pinned Eslich, 3:56. Fifth place -- Gaboury def. Bucci, by medical forfeit. Seventh place -- Bayer def. Lucia, 3-1.